世界卫生组织非洲区负责人路易·萨姆博2日在加纳首都阿克拉说,当前埃博拉疫情在西非蔓延与该地区一些根深蒂固的风俗习惯有关,这些习俗往往与科学防疫相抵触。这位负责人没有具体说明有哪些习俗助长了疫情蔓延。但据当地媒体报道,西非部分地区居民有为逝者守灵、擦洗、拥抱、亲吻过世亲属等风俗,这非常不利于防控埃博拉病毒传播。,:, Louis Sambu, WHO head of Africa, said in Accra, Ghana’s capital on the 2nd that the current Ebola epidemic in West Africa is linked to some deep-rooted customs in the region, which often contradict scientific epidemic prevention. The responsible person did not specify which practices contributed to the spread of the epidemic. However, according to local media reports, residents in some parts of West Africa have the custom of guarding the dead, scrubbing, hugging and kissing their ancestral relatives. This is very detrimental to the prevention and control of Ebola transmission. ,:,,